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Title: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: SoundscapeMN on April 03, 2010, 10:45:16 PM
April 24th, 25th, 26th and 30th at the Tribeca Film Festival.

https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/87139962.html
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[RUSHD] | 2009 | 106 min | Feature Documentary

Directed by: Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn
Canada

World Premiere
Interests: Documentary,  Music
Cast & Credits
Director: Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn
Producer: Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn
Editor: Mike Munn
Executive Producer: Noah Segal, Pegi Cecconi, Shelley Nott.
Writers: Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Mike Dunn
Cinematographer: Martin Hawkes
Program Notes

For fans of the legendary Canadian band RUSH, this is the documentary to experience. A comprehensive exploration of the entire history of this extraordinary power trio, from their early days growing up in Toronto, through each of their landmark albums, to the present day. Sit back and revel in the words, music, and wonder of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neal Peart.

With a career spanning four decades, RUSH is one of the most successful bands in the history of popular music, but despite their remarkable career achievements, they have never been recognized as critics' darlings. Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn instead revel in interviews with the band's admirers and contemporaries, including Gene Simmons (Kiss), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Jack Black, and others. Chock-full of rare backstage and concert footage, RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage leaves no stone unturned in its creation of an intimate portrait of these immensely talented and iconoclastic musicians.
--Jim Browne


hopefully it'll do well enough, some distribution will happen and many of us won't have to wait for it to hit Netflix to see it.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: King Postwhore on April 04, 2010, 06:51:44 AM
There is talk that it will come out on DVD in May!  Lest's hope so!
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: ReaperKK on April 05, 2010, 09:06:03 AM
Wow, I'm not the biggest Rush fan but I would really love to check this out.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: Nick on April 05, 2010, 09:29:08 AM
Welcome to this edition of things we've been discussing in the Rush thread for the past several months. :p

But yeah, big enough to get its own thread.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: PlaysLikeMyung on April 05, 2010, 09:40:57 AM
Can't wait :caffeine:
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: contest_sanity on April 05, 2010, 12:09:38 PM
This picture is AWESOME (from the Tribeca website)  
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uygywtE3UFw/S7om3S4VCEI/AAAAAAAAAEY/1a6HRI8iT7E/s1600/RUSH_2-Web%2Bselect.jpg)
 :metal
Neil's mustache could play its own drum solo.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: SoundscapeMN on April 20, 2010, 02:34:45 AM
for those who didn't read it in the Rush topic.

it's going to be premiering on VH1/VH1 Classic on June 26th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI78YwH__C0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKWHuOGisrk

https://www.bravewords.com/news/137071

(https://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/images/column/aprilcomes/rushposter.jpg)
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: yeshaberto on September 13, 2010, 11:45:15 PM
just got it via netflix tonight and about 10m into it....so far awesome


geddy lee is Jewish?????!!!!!
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: The Letter M on September 13, 2010, 11:49:06 PM
just got it via netflix tonight and about 10m into it....so far awesome


geddy lee is Jewish?????!!!!!

Well, what did you expect Weinrib to be? Scottish? :lol

-Marc.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: Adami on September 13, 2010, 11:54:32 PM
They really went into Geddys jewishness, but did they even mention Alex being jewish? If they did they really didn't go into much I don't think.


Also, why didn't they mention that Neil was jewish? I mean, who cares if he really isn't? We can pretend.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: The Letter M on September 14, 2010, 12:04:39 AM
They really went into Geddys jewishness, but did they even mention Alex being jewish? If they did they really didn't go into much I don't think.


Also, why didn't they mention that Neil was jewish? I mean, who cares if he really isn't? We can pretend.

Three Jews walk into a bar ...and play progressive rock. :millahhhh

-Marc.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: tri.ad on September 14, 2010, 12:06:33 AM
No, no, it was Polka until some self-named genius came along. :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: yeshaberto on September 15, 2010, 01:43:16 PM
I am still only 40m into this thing, but so far this is the best documentary I have seen on any band...great representation of the band done in a great way
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: pogoowner on September 15, 2010, 03:50:44 PM
It really is fantastic. My favorite moment is when Geddy and Alex are eating at a restaurant, and Geddy is signing autographs. Alex, meanwhile, eats his food and is completely unnoticed.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: TL on September 15, 2010, 04:08:02 PM
It really is fantastic. My favorite moment is when Geddy and Alex are eating at a restaurant, and Geddy is signing autographs. Alex, meanwhile, eats his food and is completely unnoticed.
The best part of that scene is when Geddy asks the woman if she wants Alex's autograph too, and she thinks he's joking.  :lol
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: Orbert on September 15, 2010, 04:10:30 PM
Picked it up on Blu-ray.  I got it at Borders, where I never usually buy music because it's always full list price, but I had a gift card and a 40% Off coupon, so I'm sure it worked out.  Then I forgot to use the gift card, so basically I bought myself a birthday present.  Still, it was the best present I got, and yeah, it's a kickass documentary.

The bonus footage is amazing!  You get the "long version" of a lot of those little interview snippets scattered throughout the doc, including the "Rush has dinner and slowly gets drunk while the cameras roll" and some great historical footage, including a completely amazing performance of "Working Man" by the original lineup.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: yeshaberto on September 15, 2010, 04:12:43 PM
i didn't even think of the bonus features....thanks!
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: Orbert on September 15, 2010, 04:35:19 PM
The main feature had to be kept to a manageable length because it did get a cinematic release, but obviously they'd gathered tons of material in preparation for making the doc in the first place, so the "bonus" stuff is almost comical because there's more material than in the main feature.  Every minute of it is gold, though.
Title: Re: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary film)
Post by: ytserush on September 21, 2010, 01:53:59 PM
The main feature had to be kept to a manageable length because it did get a cinematic release, but obviously they'd gathered tons of material in preparation for making the doc in the first place, so the "bonus" stuff is almost comical because there's more material than in the main feature.  Every minute of it is gold, though.

Aside from the Rutsey Footage, the extended dinner scene, and a few "deleted/extended" scenes, I wasn't that impressed with the live clips as most of them were on other DVDs.
 
Two live clips I did like were the definative copy of "La Villa Strangiato" at Pinkpop in June 1979 and "Between Sun And Moon" from the Hartford 2002 show that Geddy dedicated to the recently-late (at that time) John Entwistle.

I would have enjoyed more stuff that hit the cutting room floor, even if it didn't exist beyond its raw state.